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gold dust

 noun
     
gold dust [uncountable]
1HCE gold in the form of a fine powder
2

be like gold dust

British English to be very valuable and difficult to find:
Cup final tickets are like gold dust.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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